I posted in the New Member Area that I have developed an Automatic Electric BIAB system that I'm working on making available to others. It is much less expensive than other commercialized options and easier to clean. Start to finish including cleanup in 4 hours for a 1 hour mash and 1 hour boil batch. It uses a 10 gallon kettle and yields 6 gallons tot he fermenter.

I have a preliminary web site set up with crude pictures and video I took during my last batch http://www.electricbiab.com/. I have developed a purpose built controller with an LCD and keypad that takes care of all temperature monitoring and temperature control as well as automated timing of each step. It also controls the pump for recirculation during mashing and sparging.

I have invested hundreds of hours in programming for this process and now have it to a point of being very user friendly and menu driven.

As I posted in my introductory post, the system operates using the 5500Watt 240VAC heating element that many BIAB brewers are using. I'm looking at a 120VAC option and wondering if anyone has any input as to the viability for 5 gallon batches?

Thanks so much!

Last edited by flyingpole on 20 Jun 2013, 01:09, edited 2 times in total.

Thanks for the input. I'm just wondering if a 1500'watt element is capable of boiling 7 to 8 gallons of water, neglecting time concerns. If it is then technically a120 vac system is possible, it would just take considerably longer. Not sure what the effect of taking longer to get from strike temp to boil would have on the flavor.